Where does the Monkey King study art?

Wu Chengen, The Journey to the West in Ming Dynasty, where the Monkey King studied arts: Hezhou boundary, Niu, Xieyue Sanxing Cave in Fangcun Mountain, Lingtai.

The square-inch mountain in Lingtai and the three-star cave in the oblique moon are all imaginary, and there are no such mountains and caves in reality.

In the Journey to the West, it is said that the Monkey King visited Taoism all over the world to seek longevity, but he didn't have a chance to meet him. He walked around the southern island and wandered around, unconsciously 1989 years passed.

Suddenly one day, he went to the West Sea, thinking that there must be immortals overseas, so he made a small raft alone as before and floated across the West Sea until he reached the border of Mr. Niu Hezhou. When I went ashore and looked around, I suddenly saw a very beautiful mountain with a deep forest foot.

He met a woodcutter on the mountain. At first, he thought the woodcutter was a fairy. Later, the woodcutter told him that there were immortals on the mountain. This mountain is called Lingtai Square-inch Mountain, and there is a three-star cave with a slanting moon in it. There is a fairy in the cave. He is called the founder of Bodhi.

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The Monkey King's image comes from:

There are detailed legends in 467 volumes of Taiping Guangji (edited by Song et al.), but there is no support for Qi. Wu Changling, a playwright of Yuan Dynasty, appeared the image of the Monkey King in Journey to the West in Tang Sanzang, and said that Wuqi was his sister. It can be seen that the Monkey King's characterization borrowed the image.

Wu Zhiqi is a water monster in China mythology. He is shaped like an ape, with a flat nose, a protruding forehead, a white head and green body, and a pair of golden eyes. His head and neck are 100 feet long, and his strength exceeds that of nine elephants.

Before Wu Cheng'en processed The Journey to the West, Wu's story had been widely circulated for 800 years. Wu Cheng'en couldn't help reading such a big book as Tai Ping Guang Ji, which likes folklore. Since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Yu Dafu's story of "Wu" has been widely circulated among the people and become a household name. After the appearance of Wu Cheng'en in The Journey to the West, the image of Wu was gradually replaced by the Monkey King.

If the image of the Monkey King in Yuan Zaju is influenced by Wu, then the Monkey King in Wu Cheng'en's works is the incarnation of Wu. Wu Zhiqi was locked by Dayu at the foot of Guishan Mountain, and the Monkey King was pressed by Tathagata at the foot of Wuxing Mountain. If Wuqi is shaped like an ape, the Monkey King is a monkey.

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